महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-83, verse-27

नाराचा निशिताः संख्ये संपतन्ति स्म भारत ।
व्यात्तानना भयकरा उरगा इव संघशः ॥२७॥

27. nārācā niśitāḥ saṁkhye saṁpatanti sma bhārata ,
vyāttānanā bhayakarā uragā iva saṁghaśaḥ.

27. nārācāḥ niśitāḥ saṅkhye sampatanti sma bhārata
vyātta-ānanāḥ bhaya-karāḥ uragāḥ iva saṅghaśaḥ

27. bhārata saṅkhye niśitāḥ nārācāḥ vyātta-ānanāḥ
bhaya-karāḥ saṅghaśaḥ uragāḥ iva sampatanti sma

27. Sharpened arrows (nārāca), O Bhārata, fell in battle (saṅkhya), terrifying and with gaping mouths, like masses of snakes.

Words meanings summery:

• नाराचाः (nārācāḥ) - arrows (nārāca) (iron arrows, darts)

• निशिताः (niśitāḥ) - sharpened (sharpened, whetted, keen)

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle (saṅkhya) (in battle, in war, in conflict)

• सम्पतन्ति (sampatanti) - they fall (they fall, they fly, they rush)

• स्म (sma) - (indicates past continuous tense) (particle used to indicate past tense with present verbs, indeed, surely)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• व्यात्त-आननाः (vyātta-ānanāḥ) - with gaping mouths (having gaping mouths, with open mouths)

• भय-कराः (bhaya-karāḥ) - terrifying (fear-making, terrifying)

• उरगाः (uragāḥ) - snakes (snakes, reptiles)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• सङ्घशः (saṅghaśaḥ) - in masses (in groups, in multitudes, collectively)

Words meanings and morphology

नाराचाः (nārācāḥ) - arrows (nārāca) (iron arrows, darts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, dart

Note: Subject of 'sampatanti sma'.

निशिताः (niśitāḥ) - sharpened (sharpened, whetted, keen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, whetted, keen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śo (to sharpen) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'nārācāḥ'.

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle (saṅkhya) (in battle, in war, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkhya

saṅkhya - battle, war, conflict

Note: Indicates the location or sphere of action.

सम्पतन्ति (sampatanti) - they fall (they fall, they fly, they rush)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pat

Present

Root pat (1st conjugation, parasmaipada) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

स्म (sma) - (indicates past continuous tense) (particle used to indicate past tense with present verbs, indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

Patronymic derived from Bharata.

व्यात्त-आननाः (vyātta-ānanāḥ) - with gaping mouths (having gaping mouths, with open mouths)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyāttānana

vyāttānana - having an open mouth, gaping-mouthed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyātta+ānana)

• vyātta – opened, wide open
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yam (to hold, stop) with prefixes vi and ā, or directly from 'vyā' (to open).
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: yam (class 1)
• ānana – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'nārācāḥ'.

भय-कराः (bhaya-karāḥ) - terrifying (fear-making, terrifying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayakara

bhayakara - fear-making, terrifying, dreadful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+kara)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• kara – making, causing, doing
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'nārācāḥ'.

उरगाः (uragāḥ) - snakes (snakes, reptiles)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uraga

uraga - snake, reptile (lit. 'moving on the breast')

Note: Used as a simile for the arrows.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

सङ्घशः (saṅghaśaḥ) - in masses (in groups, in multitudes, collectively)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix '-śas' meaning 'in groups' or 'by means of groups'.

Note: Describes the manner in which the arrows or snakes appear.